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Front Hood Shox; Don't Always Hold The Hood Up As Expected, What's Wrong? |
Spoke |
Jan 17 2016, 03:52 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,997 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
I have the popular front hood shox kit on my 914 but I have issues with it. The shox do hold the hood up in the garage quite well. But in the environment with wind, it fails to hold the hood up. The geometry seems off as if the hood is pushed down an inch or 2 it loses all shock resistance and falls very rapidly.
I find it embarrassing to have to put a length of wood to wedge the hood open while I fuel but even more embarrassing to pump with one hand and hold up the hood with the other. These are new shox. Just purchased and installed a few months ago. I think I've installed them correctly. If the hood is pulled down a couple of inches, it flies down with no resistance. The kit seems well designed but the geometry seems off. The shocks on my 911 front hood provide resistance no matter how open the hood is. Question then: What do I have to do to eliminate the "falling hood" syndrom? Add the original spring? Did I do the installation wrong? Help!! My car as it sits. The gas station I stop at always has wind blowing the hood closed. The wooden stand is absolutely necessary with this shox kit. I've gotten hit too many times with a falling hood while refueling. Here's Camp914's installation. Mine is the same as this. Here's how Sir Andy solved the hood shock. The geometry here looks better than mine. Here's another shock (I think it's a shock) solution. |
Mark Henry |
Jan 17 2016, 06:44 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Does you 914 sit in the cold and have you opened the hood on a super cold day?
I've had a few hood shocks fail due to cold weather. A bit of moisture on the seal freezes to the rod, tearing it when opened and then the whole shock fails. Often the failure is the exact weak shock condition you are describing. |
mepstein |
Jan 17 2016, 07:10 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,340 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Does you 914 sit in the cold and have you opened the hood on a super cold day? I've had a few hood shocks fail due to cold weather. A bit of moisture on the seal freezes to the rod, tearing it when opened and then the whole shock fails. Often the failure is the exact weak shock condition you are describing. Its been warm on the east coast until this week. It was 65 degrees just last Sunday. We open up our 911 hoods all year round and don't see failures. |
Spoke |
Jan 17 2016, 07:26 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,997 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Does you 914 sit in the cold and have you opened the hood on a super cold day? I've had a few hood shocks fail due to cold weather. A bit of moisture on the seal freezes to the rod, tearing it when opened and then the whole shock fails. Often the failure is the exact weak shock condition you are describing. Its been warm on the east coast until this week. It was 65 degrees just last Sunday. We open up our 911 hoods all year round and don't see failures. From day one years ago when I installed this I noticed I had to physically lift the hood up to about 2 inches from full travel before the shocks took over. I guess I've been hit on the head enough times and had the hood fall on my open tool box and get dented enough times to want to improve this system. The 914 is in the garage all the time with my 911. The 911 front hood shocks are designed correctly such that pulling the hood release results in the hood popping up till the safety latch catches. The 911 hood is assisted in opening by the shocks in its full travel. Closing the 911 hood requires pushing down on the hood the whole way. For the 914, I have to hold up the hood when closing it. I'm thinking of a way to reinstall the original springs to assist the shocks. The original springs were stretched and at full open would allow the hood to droop but not fall all the way closed. |
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